Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-23
CLARK COUNTY TEACHERS.
Interesting and Profitable Sessions Mon
day Afternoon and This Morning.

Interesting and Profitable Sessions Mon
day Afternoon and This Morning.
The Monday afternoon session of the
teachers institute was opened by singing.
as usual 4 quartette then rendered a
pretty Sc, rtion entitled 1T Came Upon the
Midnight" with Miss Geneva Remsberg as
pianist.
President John Pierce arrived home from
Urbana in the afternoon. and presided at
the session.
After class recitations. Prof. +. 5. Hage-
man followed in highly entertaining lee
ture upon the subject of Air: What Ii Is,
and Its Powers" He demonstrated the
use of the air-pump and air-brake N very
plain ark comprehensive manner.
Mr. J. W. Wood, one of the county eX-
aminers. spoke for fifteen minutes upon the
subject of ''Orthography." He simply laid
out the work to be done the rest Of the com
ing week Twenty words We're given the
teachers to spell, taken from the last county
examination. II there were q great many
there who spelled all OF the words correctly.
they were not bit concerted. for they kept
very ''mum." These intere~ ling recita-
tions will be continued during the coming
week.
The last twenty minutes were occupied
BY Prof Ridge on the subject ~ ''Orthmpy'
which he handles in mas r'y manner
He has each one write the ed. give the
dipritical marks. and proHO.nce it. This
kind of recitation stiTS esCn teacher to do
his best. and the IT 'ult is good days work
and SOMETHING learned.
The third social of the session will be
given AT the Central building this evening.
An interesting programme has been pre-
pared. Prof Ridge will recite The Dis
trict School" this alone being worth the
price of adms-iou-lO cents. The follow
ing programme will bp rendered:
PROGRAMME FOR TUESDAY EVENING.
Opening song $1,000. .... No.46 Gospel Hymns
Quartette Irene Good. Night
Recitation ....-...-.... Miss Della Cost
Sonc-:Th+ Wolf'' Nrtropolitan quartetre
Recitation ns:Tici school .......-. Prof Ridge
TUESDAY MORNING : SESSION.
This morning. after the usual singing eX-
ercises. devotional exercises Were led by
the Rev. Dr. Runyam. of the Central NJ. f.
church. The roll was called. showing the
attendance Ia be almost perfect, the sec
reiary then read the minutes which were
approved.
The total registered membership 10 date
is III. OF which all have paid the member
ship fee but sixteen.
Prof Ridge gave the teachers string up
on diacriticS this morning. which aroused
the sleepieSt from his Iegarthy in this par
ticular subject Prof. Ridge j. an old hand
at the business: he has been identified with
some of the best schools in the state. At
the present time he i engaged entirely in
institute work. After this week he goes
TO the Indiana institutes 20 lecture.
1t is not known yet Just how much was
realized from the Carleton lecture, as all
returns are not in yet. Before the closing
of this session motion was made by Supt.
A. +. Taylor, to uploy viii Carleton
again for this evening at the social at the
Central building. Mr. Carleton offered TO
, ,me this evening for $50. but inasmuch as
neither of opera houses are in order. il
was not deemCi advisable to employ him,
as the attendance al either the Temperance
hall or Central building would not support
the expense. The motion was lost and the
programme as given above will be carried
out.